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Chase through two counties lands three men in jail

A two-county chase lands three men in jail. It all started when a neighbor called sheriff's deputies, saying he spotted a group of thieves targeting a subdivision. Dave McDaniel (@WESHMcDaniel) has the story.

A two-county chase lands three men in jail. It all started when a neighbor called sheriff's deputies, saying he spotted a group of thieves targeting a subdivision. Dave McDaniel (@WESHMcDaniel) has the story.

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Updated: 9:57 PM EDT Oct 8, 2015

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WEBVTT AS WESH 2'S DAVE McDANIEL EXPLAINS, THE EMERGENCY CALL MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. Reporter: LOCAL MAN SAYS HE WAS HAVING A MORNING CUP OF COFFEE AND HEARD ALL KINDS OF NOISE ACROSS THE STREET. HE SAYS THERE WAS A U-HAUL BACKED IN HERE AND IT GOT STUCK AND GUYS WERE TRYING TO GET IT OUT. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THOSE GUYS WERE BURGLARS. I COULD HEAR A LOT OF BANGING AND SHOUTING AND PEOPLE SAYING GO, GO, GO! Reporter: ALL THE RACKET MADE HIM HIDE AND GRAB HIS PHONE. EVEN WHILE HIDING, HE GAVE AN IMPORTANT DETAIL. CLEA . Reporter: DEPUTIES SAW THE U-HAUL, GOT BEHIND IT, BUT IT TOOK OFF. THE PURSUIT WENT ALL THE WAY FROM SORRENTO TO I-4 WHERE SEMINOLE COUNTY'S CHOPPER KEPT IT IN SIGHT. EVENTUALLY 25-YEAR-OLD BROOKS, 29-YEAR-OLD DICKERSON AND 35 JAMES WERE BOXED IN AT A CUL-DE-SAC. OUR DEPUTIES WERE ABLE TO GRAB ONE OF THE SUSPECTS RIGHT AWAY. WE HAD ANOTHER JUMP A WALL END UP IN A REPENSION POND ATTEMPTING TO HIDE FROM THE HELICOPTER. Reporter: INSIDE THE U-HAUL? MORE THAN SIX GRAND IN AIR CONDITIONERS AND HOUSEHOLD AMROOIRNS APPLIANCES. NEVER KNOW WHO IS GOING TO BE AWAKE AT ODD BALL HOURS. I GUESS I'M THAT ODD BALL. Reporter: EVEN THOUGH INSURANCE WOULD PROBABLY PAY FOR THE LOSSES EVENTUALLY HE BELIEVES THOSE COSTS ALWAYS GET

Chase through two counties lands three men in jail

A two-county chase lands three men in jail. It all started when a neighbor called sheriff's deputies, saying he spotted a group of thieves targeting a subdivision. Dave McDaniel (@WESHMcDaniel) has the story.